Learning Support Assistant N4
Ref: SCH-PLT-0090Additional Information
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 33.50 Weeks per Year: 39.000 Pay Grade: N4 (24,294 - 25,119)The Role
Gilbert Ward Academy is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Learning Support Assistant to join our team. As a valued member of our team, you will work under the guidance of the class teacher and the leadership team to support the teaching and learning of our pupils. You will help them to overcome barriers to learning, develop their social and emotional skills, and achieve their full potential. You will also contribute to the development of a positive and inclusive learning environment that meets the needs of all our pupils.
Full Time (33.5 hours) / Part Time considered
FTE £24,294 - £25,119 (£12.59 - £13.02 per hour) Term Time plus 5 Training Days.
Actual £18,887 - £19,528
Opened in September 2023, Gilbert Ward Academy is be a purpose built, brand new, state of the art Academy, catering for children with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) as their primary area of need. At full capacity, Gilbert Ward Academy provides education to 80 pupils aged 11-16 working between lower key stage two and key stage four.
Many of the pupils who attend Gilbert Ward Academy will have additional special educational needs, such as, autistic spectrum condition (ASC), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and speech and language communication difficulties. Pupils attending Gilbert Ward Academy may have, at some point, not had success or positive experiences in their education elsewhere. As a result – along with other factors – pupils will more than likely be working at a lower-than-expected key stage, relative to their age. Most pupils will be working at lower and upper key stage two and will be transitioning from primary schools.
To learn more about Gilbert Ward Academy and Prosper Learning Trust, please visit our websites.
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined in 2019, Harry Watts opened in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened in September 2023. We are striving to further build collaboration across the schools and grow as a Multi Academy Trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.
The successful candidate will be deployed initially at Gilbert Ward Academy but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
The Trust is proud to say that we match the Real Living Wage and we also offer successful candidates:
- A friendly and supportive team of staff who are willing to share expertise and learn from one another
- Opportunities for career development and support with development through Trust wide CPD programmes
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and support from the Trust's Wellbeing Network Group
- Access to either Teacher's Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme
Full details can be found on our website
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
Skills
| Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
|---|---|
| Understanding of the curriculum guidance of the National Curriculum. |
Desirable
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| Excellent Classroom Practitioner |
Essential
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| Ability to manage change and meet competing deadlines |
Essential
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| Ability to provide care and welfare to pupils including the administration of medication (when trained and competency achieved), toilet and other care needs. |
Essential
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| Qualifications | |
| Further professional development in special educational needs. |
Desirable
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| Relevant Experience | |
| Experience of supporting pupils with autism. |
Desirable
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| Personal Attributes | |
| Ability to find creative answers to problems. |
Desirable
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| Special Requirements | |
| Prepared to undertake ongoing professional development. |
Essential
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| Enhanced DBS checked to work with vulnerable children |
Essential
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| Willingness to participate in out of school activities. |
Essential
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Safeguarding Information
Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for Disclosure from the DBS.
The Trust actively promotes equality of opportunity with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. The Trust selects all candidates for employment based on their skills, qualifications and experience, in comparison against the person specification.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.
Online vetting checks will be carried out for candidates who are shortlisted.
Gilbert Ward Academy
Princess Louise Site
Blyth
Northumberland
NE24 2TS.
Barry Reed
admin@gilbertwardacademy.co.uk